Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Yuen Long District (New Territories West, China)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 165
925
1130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 165
925
1130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 156
882
1080 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 102
733
910 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 47
570
720 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 47
570
720 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 46
569
719 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
405
527 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
384
504 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
74
110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 27
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Yuen Long District
27 Genera with 30 Species #ACDEHIJLMNPRTZ
| Acytolepis Toxopeus, 1828 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1862 | Oak-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Artipe Boisduval, 1771 | Green Flashes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1793 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1877 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1829 | Barred Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1858 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Edales Moore, 1829 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1798 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliophorus Geyer, 1823 | Sapphires | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iraota Moore, 1790 | Silverstreak Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1782 | Ceruleans | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mahathala Moore, 1862 | Falcate Oakblue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megisba Moore, 1828 | Malayan | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1858 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopithecops Distant, 1870 | Quaker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pratapa Moore, 1858 | Tufted Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1879 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudozizeeria Beuret, 1844 | Pale grass blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rapala Moore, 1863 | Flashes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Remelana Moore, June, 1829 | Chocolate Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tajuria Moore, 1798 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taraka Doherty, 1875 | Forest Pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Yuen Long District
30 Species | Acytolepis puspa Horsfield, 1828 | Common Hedge Blue | | Arhopala bazalus Hewitson, 1862 | Powdered Oakblue | | Artipe eryx Linnaeus, 1771 | Green Flash | | Catochrysops strabo Fabricius, 1793 | Forget Me Not Blue | | Celastrina lavendularis Moore, 1877 | Plain Hedge Blue | | Cigaritis lohita Horsfield, 1829 | Lond-banded Silverline | | Cigaritis syama Horsfield, 1829 | Club Silverline | | Deudorix (Deudorix) epijarbas Moore, 1858 | Bright Cornelian | | Edales pandava (Horsfield, 1829) | ⇒ Chilades pandava Horsfield, 1829 | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Everes lacturnus Godart, 1824 | Indian Cupid | | Heliophorus epicles Godart, 1823 | Common Purple Sapphire | | Iraota timoleon Stoll, 1790 | Common Silverstreak Blue | | Jamides alecto C. Felder, 1860 | Metallic Cerulean | | Jamides bochus Stoll, 1782 | Dark Cerulean | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Mahathala ameria Hewitson, 1862 | Falcate Oakblue | | Megisba malaya Horsfield, 1828 | Malayan | | Nacaduba kurava Moore, 1858 | Transparent 6-Line Blue | | Neopithecops zalmora Butler, 1870 | Common Quaker | | Pratapa deva Moore, 1858 | Southern Royal | | Prosotas dubiosa Semper, 1879 | Purple line-blue | | Pseudozizeeria maha Kollar, 1844 | Pale Grass Blue | | Rapala manea Hewitson, 1863 | Slate Flash | | Remelana jangala Horsfield, 1829 | Chocolate Royal | | Tajuria cippus Fabricius, 1798 | Peacock Royal | | Taraka hamada Druce, 1875 | Common Forest Pierrot | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Yuen Long District
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
Links, sources and further information Lycaenidae at artfakta.se
Lycaenidae at dyntaxa.se
Lycaenidae at gbif.org
Lycaenidae at irmng.org
Lycaenidae at itis.gov
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